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No! Caloric surplus is the culprit, not carbs. Eliminating carbs will definitely help with hunger though. And water weight.

@LordFall You missed the point, it's not about economics. People's perception is fucked up because of smartphones and social media. Instagram, Tinder, Reddit. Men's overall social skills fell while women became pickier. but despite that you can still develop your skills

Best article about why there is a fall of coupling, which is strongly correlated to the fall in TFR. According to Murdoch from Financial Times, the proliferation of smartphones and social media (especially among women) is driving the rise in singledom, not feminism itself. South Asia has less young singles than the Middle East, which is supposed to be more patriarchal. https://www.ft.com/content/43e2b4f6-5ab7-4c47-b9fd-d611c36dad74

By the way, the abysmal fertility rate in the developed world is mostly caused by the fall in coupling! Read dr Alice Evans's studies. This will have serious economic and cultural consequences in a few decades.

@MsNobody 1 in 4 gen X person is single, most of them went through a divorce. So for gen Z and gen alpha 1 in 3 will be more likely.

@Hardkill Thanks for the response. What kind of activities did you participate in? To meet girls and friends? In my experience nightclubs are only good for hookups.

I really want to get serious about this but since starting last year I haven't made much progress other then getting lucky a few times. Lack of effort, laziness ,a strong victim complex and self-deception are all big hurdles in this area of my life. Especially the victim stuff it's strong. I like to delay things but I feel like my time is running short. I haven't been in a relationship since 2019 plus I don't have close friends either. The image of me being a lonely middle aged man is terrifying.

@LordFall I went through your IG. I don't see any practical tips, only flashy marketing.

@pablo_aka_god Just because you don't have regular sex doesn't make you an incel By definition an incel is an adult male virgin who has low self esteem

@meta_male Buuut the skills and awareness you gain along the journey is valuable. You can't do it through social circle

"But doing pick-up without a social circle is a bit like going to a grocery store when you're starving. You're going to be too desperate for your needs for human connection and social support to be detached form outcomes." @Emerald if I'm starving the first thing I do is buy food at the grocery store what are you talking about 😀?

@theleelajoker Hey man I completely agree with you, I use the same exact strategy. However it's hard to learn game if you only approach girls showing signals. The best guys I know approach everyone. Including mixed sets.

@Miguel1 I didn't say I don't do approaches. However according to Leo it takes 1000s of it to get good. Sometimes I feel like it's a waste of time.

Cold approach takes a ton of effort and it is heavily looks based. Is it more efficient to meet girls through networking? I've been reading resources on the topic and it seems more promising. If so, how do you start the networking process? By no means I want to stop approaching, but it's very time confusing. I work 9-5. I've never had luck with online dating so I'm not interested in that.

@Leo Gura Should we still expect the Mind course anytime soon?